New research suggests that modern conditions may trace back to Neanderthal skull traits we share with our extinct cousins.

Scientists find rising ocean salinity in Antarctica, reversing decades-long trends and accelerating sea ice loss.

Micrometeorites raining down from space may have provided the perfect surfaces for the first primitive cells to form on Earth ...

Scientists examine how our brain's perception of time changes, altering the way it measures all of the moments that make up ...

Human waste, mostly plastic, was found in abundance at the deepest part of the Mediterranean called the Calypso Deep, 3.1 ...

Education researchers argue the merit-based education system creates mental health issues and fails to prepare students.

Researchers are studying whether Ginkgo biloba leaves might support weary leg veins and cut the risk of blood clots.

Scientists traced the evolution of pregnancy by studying fetal-maternal cell communication across six mammal species, ...

Scientists tested a 500-year-old flying machine design by Leonardo da Vinci using computers and found it could make today's ...

Scientists think they found evidence of weird ancient stars called "dark stars" that are powered by dark matter instead of ...

A rare ceremonial wheel from the Iron Age has been unexpectedly discovered during the construction of a golf course in ...

Greenland sharks live for centuries with slow heartbeats and metabolism. Scientists study their longevity secrets.